2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB872: Residential Real Property - Tenants' Right of First Refusal

Legislative Summary

Clarifying the circumstances under which liability for the failure to comply with certain requirements relating to a tenant's right of first refusal to purchase residential property is restricted to the owner of the property and does not attach to the property.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
First Reading Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Motion Special Order until 02/26 (Delegate Adams) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Third Reading Passed (104-26)
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
Senate
4/2/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/28/2025
104
Yea
26
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Vaughn Stewart
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/26/202590.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/202587.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197049.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197056.3 KB